by Rajan Singh | Apr 11, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
When I got into the Civil Services, my mind did not go ‘Wow, this is great news.’ It was more like — ‘Ok, this is done. Now, what next?’ All my life, I have chased the next mountain to climb. As a result, I ended up trying a lot of different things, failing...
by Rajan Singh | Apr 10, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
At the fag end of my MBA, having had enough of finance courses and the hyper-competitive MBA crowd, I wanted a short break from the rat race. So I signed up for ‘History of Western Classical Music’, a course outside Wharton, offered by the music department. The...
by Rajan Singh | Apr 7, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
In 2009, when I first joined private equity investing, I found that we MBAs understood finance less than a typical Marwari businessman. Most investors talk only about growth and multiples (usually EV/EBITDA) but rarely does anyone ask: Is this firm REALLY creating...
by Rajan Singh | Apr 6, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
It was so unfair — we were all fit, thirty-something guys, pitched against a team that included senior people, including a 70-year old. This friendly football match during a company offsite, in my last job, was going to be a no-contest. And it was. We were...
by Rajan Singh | Apr 5, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
I write almost every day, except on Sundays. Some days, the writing flows effortlessly, like water. Ideas just snap-fit into words. Other days, it is like you are dragging a dead body. And yet, the key is to accept both experiences with equanimity. If you are able to...
